CONFOCAL SPINNING DISK MICROSCOPE

The ideal compromise between resolution and phototoxicity

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Spinning disk microscopes combine the speed of a wide-field microscope with the resolution of a confocal. In order to do so, this technique uses lasers to illuminate the samples and ultra-sensitive cameras to detect the fluorescent signal. Like a conventional confocal microscope, it can be used to observe thick samples with accuracy. Unlike a laser scanning confocal, the spinning disk illuminates the entire viewing area simultaneously, which reduces the acquisition time (routinely around 150 ms) and therefore the phototoxicity.